Controlling Dog Disobedience
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Dog disobedience, for the purpose of this article, is a dog that knows a command but chooses not to follow it. Example: You tell him to “sit” and he deliberately refuses to “sit,” even though he has had no trouble executing the command in the past.
Example: This Vizsla knows to “come” when called
but chooses to run away and act a bit wild instead.

This is not a minor incident. It is quite serious. Suppose your dog was heading for a busy street and you called him to “come” and he refused for whatever reason. It could turn tragic. In addition, it damages your relationship with your dog.

When your dog disobeys you, he is actually saying, “I don’t respect your authority.” You have no authority over me; I am more important than you.” Dog disobedience comes from disrespect. “I’m not going to do what you want me to do.”

If this is allowed to continue, a degree of passive-aggression will form and it will NOT fix itself. The problem will worsen.

Dog disobedience is a problem of “ALPHA DOG syndrome,” or “hierarchy in the family.” Your dog will be much happier when he realizes YOU are the leader, the ALPHA in his pack. Once he sees you as the leader, he will settle down and happily take orders from you, as any functioning relationship with a dog should be.

How to train a dog that’s disobedient is easier than it may seem.

Here’s a disobedient dog that has decided she does NOT
want to leash-walk or even walk at all, though she knows better.

How To Train A Dog

“Won’t somebody come play ball with me?”
Don’t let your dog down. This Jack Russell is sad and lonely and on his way to disobedience.

This is an important reminder from the page you just read:

You’ll have a much better dog if you follow through on this anti-dog disobedience effort. And, as “alpha dog,” you will be solving other behavior problems before they arise too.Updated 10/9/09

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